Using NetworkManager 0.7
(http://projects.gnome.org/NetworkManager/),
my E169 modem connected flawlessly on Ubuntu8.10
But I have had no success with Puppy 4.1.1.

I have fetched NetworkManager from

http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/NetworkManager/0.7/

Trying to install it yielded:

checking for /etc/redhat-release... no
checking for /etc/SuSE-release... no
checking for /etc/fedora-release... no
checking for /etc/gentoo-release... no
checking for /etc/debian_version... no
checking for /etc/arch-release... no
checking for /etc/slackware-version... no
checking for /etc/frugalware-release... no
checking for /etc/mandriva-release... no
./configure: line 23018: lsb_release: command not found
Linux distribution autodetection failed, you must specify the distribution to target using --with-distro=DISTRO

I then rebooted, and the device is detected OK. Then ran pupdial & connected fine. I used an optus prepaid service, just recently on a train from Sydney to Melbourne, and while there were plenty of places with no signal, it switched from HSPA to GSM seamlessly.

Edit: Instead of relying on memory, I've added my current wvdial.conf, which I'm using to post this using an E169.

Hello,
sorry for digging up this older post, but I have followed the steps mentioned here and ran into trouble, so I thought I'dd apend to this thread.

I am still a linux newbie, and just finished installing 4.1.2 on a DecTop, and used these instructions even though there seem a few out there (like this one which seem to be too complicated without some more experience)

First of all the modem would not respond, so I followed instructions from
http://linuxsoftware.co.nz/wiki/E169G
and after installing and running
usb_modeswitch -v 0x12d1 -p 0x1001 -H 1
I can use pupDial... but with little luck.

I don't know what to do, especially since UMTS connection here is a bit tricky at the moment (due to construction outside of the house this place is currently a faraday cage). I tried to connect using a usb extension though multiple times with the same result.
Is there a way to force gprs connection? (Or manually change network as sometimes I have to connect the e169g stick to a mac to choose o2 again?)
Or what could I possibly be doing wrong?

I am trying to connect to O2 Germany (Tchibo mobile), apn "webmobil1", user/pass blank (which will not work in pupDial, so I use ppp/ppp)

Rerwin is actively working on a .pet to automatically detect these devices. See this thread here, download & install his latest .pet, reboot, then plug in your E169, and if it's still not successfully detected, pm the log files to Rerwin.

Many thanks, Muggins! I have Asus Eee Pc 701 with default Xandros Linux distro and I wanted to try something new so I just installed Pupeee 4.2 to my 1 GB
USB drive. So far everything has worked just fine. At first I was really worried how I'm gonna set my network connections right, because I had used Huawei E220 modem with my Asus Eee without any problems and I had read lots of stories how difficult it could be with other linux distros. But it wasn't difficult at all! Your simple and straight forward instructions were just what I had been looking for. So thanks!

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